Help! My 5 month old male kitten has been peeing/pooping everywhere. How do I make him stop?

Question

He just started doing this about a week before I got him fixed about a month ago. Now it is becoming more of a daily hassel. I do have another year old cat who's female, fixed, and does not have this problem. My dad wants to make him a outdoor cat (or most-likely get rid of him), but I love him too way much. When we first got him, his eyes also crossed, and seemed to be deaf ( I thought this because he is all white and has blue eyes). That part is better now, and does not show these "symptoms" anymore. I am unsure about what to do. I hope he does not have a urinary infection. When I got him, he was an outdoor cat and mostly "wild". He was litter trained at the time, and still (sometimes) uses the litter box. Lastly, we got him when he was about 7 weeks old from a friend. Could he be having anxiety issues from leaving his mom possibly too early on? If you can answer any of my odd questions you have made my life a little easier. Thanks!!!

Answer 1

The questions aren't odd. They are pretty typical, actually. First of all, cats don't use urine to express anxiety. They have a strange language, but that isn't one of their expressions. You are right to consider a urinary infection, especially with any change in urinary habits. But this sounds like ordinary male spraying behavior. I have had a lot of neutered male cats, and they all do the same thing. I can tell you that the worst thing you can do is put them outside. They will continue to spray to mark their territory as long as they go outside. Making them completely indoor cats usually stops the behavior within a few months of neutering. If you want to hurry up the process, keep kitty in a confined space like a large cage or a small room with a box for a while. Remember that part of the behavior is habit and part hormonal. It will take a couple of months for the hormones to fade away after neutering. While that is going on, you can work on the habit with "confinement."

Answer 2

My cat did that for a couple of yrs. Which my mom and I found very odd since we've always had cats. We thought possibly a urinary tract infection as well, or possibly that he has 6toes on every paw except 1 paw he has 5toes(so, we thought possibly the breed of cat). We still never figured what was up but we tried different things. And about a month before I moved he stopped(back in October).
Try putting him in the litter box shortly after you see that he has gotten up, or if you see him thinking about doing his "business" somewhere(just to remind him the litterbox is where he should go). Or some cats don't like using the litter box if their food is close by...so you may have to relocate where you keep their food. Their are other things that you may try. Also, if you have yet to, ask your vet and see what he/she comes up with.
Good luck!

Answer 3

Take your cat to the vet so you can figure out if it is a behaviour or medical problem. It probably is a urinary infection, which is treatable. Get the vet to do a urinalysis.

Are you feeding your cat a high quality premium food from a pet store? If not, you definitley should, especially since your cat is so young and is already experiencing signs of UTI. Select food free from by-products, chemical preservatives, and low in grains. Feed a bit of canned food with a bit of water added to it each day as well, like a teaspoon. The extra water helps prevent UTI in the future.